, 1887-02-10
LOCAL JOTTlNGs.
From Wednesdays daily.

From wednesdays daily.
The Social club trip the light fan.
tastic in Wolverton's hall tonight.
II the storm Of yesterday extend
ed very far the prospects are good
for another blockade.
Have you costume for Saturday
night? II you have not, get one at
once and be on hand ut the Concor-
dia masquerade.
The ladies Of the Episcopal guild
are reqested to meet at Mrs.
Grimtts' rooms tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Grand Army boys will cele-
brate WashingtOn'S birthday In
style. The camp fire on the evening
Of that day should draw an immense
crowd.
The subject of the discourse at the
Congregational church this evening
will be, elbow shall 1 become
Christian?'
Newport & Holly are gradually
getting into their new quarters. 1t
takes time to transfer such stock
as that frm carries.
The late freeze helps out all the
ice dealers. There is a large guam
tity of this summer luxury being
put up and 1t ought to be cheap this
season.
The weather moderated yester-
day, snow fell In liberal quantities
last night and the chances for
chinook i'm the near future are very
favorable.
Ben Loewenberg left on business
trip to Colville Monday. 1t must
have been very important business
to induce Ben to make the trip dur.
ing the cold snap.
The county commissioners adver-
tise for sealed proposals for county
buildings i'm another column. Here
is a chance for real estate owners to
show their liberality.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Lee and Miss
Eta Lee, who have been visiting in
Spokane Falls several months, re-
turned to Tacoma on last evenings
train.-Tacoma Ledger.
The announcement of the coming
of the only Abbott has created fut-
old hall will accommodate the num-
bers who propose TO attend.
Frank r.. Moore, Esq, has just re-
turned from visit 10 Portland.
Mrs. Moore, who has been visiting
at Portland during the winter, will
remain in that city for some time
longer.
A. j. Ross met Mr. and Mrs. j. j.
Browne in st. Paul. They were en-
joying the comforts Of snap that
registered 40 degrees below zero.
They got through with only delay
of about twelve hours.
A report has been circulated TO the
effect that the large mines in Ward
ner and the cOncentrator had shut
down. This is all mistake. The
mines are running a larger force OF
men than ever and the concentration
In In full blast.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Martin
discovered an individual up at the
depot in paralyzed condition from
an over indulgence in exhilarating
fluids. The case was loaded on a
wagon and conveyed to the city
barn.
Monday part OF the machinery
used in hoisting ice by the Spokane
ice company gave way. and but lit
tie work was done yesterday but re-
pair breakage. Everything was in
running order last evening and the
force will he housing ice to-day.
Frank Gray, we editor of the Dav-
export Times, arrived In the city last
evening overland from his home. 1t
is q satisfaction to learn that the
Times, one of the best advertising
mediums in the country, is flourish
ing and that the proprietor cOntem-
plates enlarging 1t In the early
spring.
The county commissioners yestei-
day made trip out to the bridge
crossing the Little Spokane for the
purpose of inspecting that structure.
They have not publicly expressed
their views on that piece of property
but they could hardly have felt elat-
ed over its appearance, unless 1t has
been greatly improved since last
summer.
The Mica mine, situated about Is
miles from Moscow, that was sold by
Mcconnell e. Woody to G. B. Dennis
for $9O, 900, has recently been re-sold
by the latter for S125, 900 to Gustave
T.. Gordon, of Milwaukee. The deed
was received for record at the county
auditor and recorders Office In this
city on Tuesday. Teller,
February 3.
w. j. Rountree was engaged yes
terday putting up some twenty tons |
OF 6ne Ice for Duncan d Summers In |
the rear OF Union block. The boys
find II cheaper to put up their own
ice than to buy Il at retail. Mr..
R0untree has supplied them with n
quality Of ice, and II there
are any parties desiring to put up
Ice for their private use they will do
we'll to leave orders with Mr.. ROun-
Tree st the Spokane stables, on Stew
ems street.
From Thundsy's daily.
ksw1 ooaHsnier, one Of the most
n iihlu1 dArn Of the paint brush